Businesss Legislative Issues

The Business Legislative Issues page gives business leaders the most time sensitive update of key business issues the Georgia Chamber of Commerce is working on at the capitol. To view the bill details, simply click on the bill name.

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Healthcare

HB 1184: Health insurance; offer individual accident and sickness policies approved in other states; provisions
 House:  Passed/Adopted - 3/26/2010   Insurance 
 Senate:  Read Second Time - 4/14/2010   Insurance and Labor 
 Sponsor:Matt Ramsey (72nd)
Chamber Position: SUPPORT
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HB 148: Georgia Trauma Care Network Commission; certain reports; certain funds; provisions
 House:  Second Readers - 1/28/2009   Ways & Means 
 Sponsor:Austin Scott (153rd)
Chamber Position: SUPPORT
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HB 183: Georgia Trauma Hospital Support Act of 2009; enact
 House:  Second Readers - 1/29/2009   Ways & Means 
 Sponsor:Harry Geisinger (48th)
Chamber Position: OPPOSE
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HB 192: Revenue and taxation; ad valorem tax; Georgia Trauma Trust Fund; provide
 House:  Second Readers - 1/30/2009   Ways & Means 
 Sponsor:Fran Millar (79th)
Chamber Position: SUPPORT
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HB 307: Medicaid; federal financial participation; hospitals; impose fee
 House:  Passed/Adopted - 3/26/2010   Appropriations 
 Senate:  Passed/Adopted - 4/1/2010   Finance 
 Sponsor:Jim Cole (125th)
Chamber Position: OPPOSE
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HB 321: Insurance Delivery Enhancement Act of 2009; enact
 House:  Date Signed by Governor - 6/4/2010   Insurance 
 Senate:  Conference Committee Report Adopted - 4/29/2010   Insurance and Labor 
 Sponsor:Steve Davis (109th)
Chamber Position: OPPOSE
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HB 426: Insurance; autism spectrum disorders; certain coverage; require
 House:  Second Readers - 2/18/2009   Insurance 
 Sponsor:Katie Dempsey (13th)
Chamber Position: OPPOSE
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HB 489: Insurance; diagnosis and treatment of infertility; require coverage
 House:  Second Readers - 2/24/2009   Insurance 
 Sponsor:Pedro Marin (96th)
Chamber Position: OPPOSE
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HR 1086: Health care system; no law shall compel participation; provide - CA
 House:  Reconsidered - 3/24/2010   Health and Human Services 
 Sponsor:Calvin Hill (21st)
Chamber Position: UNDER CONSIDERATION
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HR 139: General Assembly; telephone subscriber charges; fund trauma services; provide - CA
 House:  Second Readers - 1/29/2009   Ways & Means 
 Sponsor:Harry Geisinger (48th)
Chamber Position: OPPOSE
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HR 162: Ad valorem tax; fund trauma care; provide - CA
 House:  Second Readers - 1/30/2009   Ways & Means 
 Sponsor:Fran Millar (79th)
Chamber Position: SUPPORT
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SB 161: Insurance; require certain coverage for autism spectrum disorders; provide definitions
 House:  Committee Favorably Reported - 4/13/2010   Insurance 
 Senate:  Passed/Adopted - 3/26/2010   Insurance and Labor 
 Sponsor:Johnny Grant (25th)
Chamber Position: NEUTRAL
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SB 309: Insurance; authorize the purchase of health insurance policies from out-of-state insurers
 Senate:  Read and Referred - 1/13/2010   Insurance and Labor 
 Sponsor:Judson Hill (32nd)
Chamber Position: UNDER CONSIDERATION
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SB 317: Health; provide that no law shall compel any person to participate in any health care system; authorize to pay directly without penalties/fines
 House:  Committee Favorably Reported - 3/31/2010   Health and Human Services 
 Senate:  Passed/Adopted - 3/18/2010   Insurance and Labor 
 Sponsor:Judson Hill (32nd)
Chamber Position: UNDER CONSIDERATION
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SB 331: Insurance; small businesses; providing group health insurance to employees; require insurers to issue such policies
 Senate:  Read and Referred - 1/28/2010   Insurance and Labor 
 Sponsor:Preston Smith (52nd)
Chamber Position: UNDER CONSIDERATION
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SB 407: Insurance; authorize insurers to offer individual medical/surgical health insurance that have been approved for issuance in selected states
 House:  Committee Favorably Reported - 4/21/2010   Insurance 
 Senate:  Passed/Adopted - 3/26/2010   Insurance and Labor 
 Sponsor:Judson Hill (32nd)
Chamber Position: UNDER CONSIDERATION
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SB 408: Insurance; provide for small employer health group cooperatives; definitions; requirements; powers, duties; restrictions
 Senate:  Read and Referred - 2/11/2010   Insurance and Labor 
 Sponsor:Judson Hill (32nd)
Chamber Position: UNDER CONSIDERATION
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SB 411: "Healthy Georgians Act of 2010"; provide exemptions from certain unfair trade practices for certain wellness and health promotion programs
 House:  Third Readers - 4/27/2010   Insurance 
 Senate:  Date Signed by Governor - 6/2/2010   Insurance and Labor 
 Sponsor:Ralph Hudgens (47th)
Chamber Position: SUPPORT
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SB 50: Insurance; contracting entities; prohibit access to a provider's health care services/contractual discount by certain contracting entities; definitions
 House:  Committee Favorably Reported - 4/20/2010   Insurance 
 Senate:  Third Read - 2/17/2010   Insurance and Labor 
 Sponsor:Ralph Hudgens (47th)
Chamber Position: OPPOSE
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SB 62: Insurance; provide certain definitions; include plan administrators in prompt pay requirements; penalties
 House:  Second Readers - 2/19/2009   Appropriations 
 Senate:  Passed/Adopted - 2/17/2009   Insurance and Labor 
 Sponsor:Ralph Hudgens (47th)
Chamber Position: OPPOSE
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SR 277: Georgia Trauma Trust Fund; impose a charge on certain motor vehicle registrations; transferred to state treasury for purpose of funding-CA
 House:  Passed/Adopted - 4/29/2010   Ways & Means 
 Senate:  Sent to Governor - 5/7/2010   Finance 
 Sponsor:Greg Goggans (7th)
Chamber Position: SUPPORT
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SR 794: Health Care Freedom of Choice Constitutional Amendment; no law shall compel any person to participate in any health care system-(PF) CA
 Senate:  Reconsidered - 3/18/2010   Insurance and Labor 
 Sponsor:Judson Hill (32nd)
Chamber Position: UNDER CONSIDERATION
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SR 795: Health Care Systems; no law shall pass that restricts a person's freedom of choice of private health care systems CA
 Senate:  Read Second Time - 2/3/2010   Judiciary 
 Sponsor:Seth Harp (29th)
Chamber Position: UNDER CONSIDERATION
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